Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe |Cowpeas curry for rice
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Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe |Cowpeas curry for rice – A simple curry recipe with cow peas, vegetables and freshly ground masala.
In this Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe, Drumstick, pumpkin and cow peas are a great combination and this simple curry tastes good even with dosa/idli.
Some of the other cowpeas curry recipes
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karamani Kuzhambu Recipe
karamani kuzhambu
Ingredients
to pressure cook
- 1 cup cowpeas soaked overnight
- 3 cloves garlic
to grind raw
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 3 no shallots
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp sambar powder
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
For the curry
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 8-10 no small onions sliced
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 small tomato chopped roughly
- 1 medium drumstick cut to pieces
- 1/2 cup white pumpkin pieces
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak the cowpeas/ karamani overnight and drain the water. take it in a cooker along with garlic cloves. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Meanwhile, grind everything given under "to grind raw" to a fine paste.
- In a pan, heat oil and crackle mustard seeds.
- add small onions, curry leaves and fry till transparent.
- when onions are fried, add roughly chopped tomatoes, drumstick, pumpkin to it. add salt to taste, water and mix well.
- close cook until soft. Open and add cooked cow peas, prepared masala and mix well
- add water to adjust the consistency and give it a boil until it combines together and raw smell leaves.
- serve it hot with rice and stir fry.
Thatta Payir Kuzhambu Recipe
wash and soak the cow peas overnight. drain the soaked water and take it in a pressure cooker along with garlic cloves and salt. Add very little water just until it is immersed. pressure cook for 3 whistles. put off flame and let the pressure settle. open and keep it ready. Do not mash.
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Grind coconut, turmeric powder, shallots, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, coriander powder, chilli powder and sambar powder/kulambu milagai powder.Grind to a smooth paste and keep the masala ready.
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In a pan, heat oil, crackle mustard seeds and add sliced onions, curry leaves and fry until onions are slightly transparent.
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further add tomatoes, drumstick and white pumpkin.
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add salt to taste and water just to cook the vegetables. Mix well.
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Close the vessel and cook until the vegetables are soft.
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To the cooked vegetables, add cooked cow peas and prepared masala.
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Wash out the blender with 1/2 cup water and add it back to the curry pot. mix everything together. adjust the consistency of the curry as needed.
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Let it boil for 10-15 minutes or until raw smell of masala leaves. serve it hot with rice and poriyal.
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